Raisel Iglesias Earns Multi-Inning Save In Return From DL

Cincinnati Reds closer Raisel Iglesias, who was activated from the 10-day disabled list prior to Wednesday's game from a left biceps injury, picked up his ninth save of the season in a 7-4 win over the Diamondbacks. Iglesias gave up no runs on three hits and no walks with a strikeout in the four-out save. […]

Joey Votto Picks Up Three Hits

Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto went 3-for-5 with a run scored in his team's 7-4 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday. The three-hit game raises Votto's batting average to .295 with a .838 OPS this year. Votto has notched four multi-hit games in his past six contests and is batting over .300 with […]

Luis Castillo Scuffles Tuesday Against Diamondbacks

Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Luis Castillo had a less-than-stellar performance Tuesday, picking up the loss against the Diamondbacks. Castillo gave up five runs (four earned) on four hits and three walks with six strikeouts. The 25-year-old now has an ugly 5.49 ERA for the season, but this outing was just the first in his last […]

Eugenio Suarez Connects For 10th Homer

Cincinnati Reds third baseman Eugenio Suarez went 1-for-3 with a solo homer against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday. The homer gave Suarez 10 on the year and marks a fourth straight season with double-digit round-trippers. Suarez is now slashing .294/.371/.594 with 10 homers, 21 runs and 42 RBI in 39 games despite missing a few […]

2018 Prospects - Top 30 Impact Rookies for Fantasy Leagues (Week 9)

Hello everyone, and welcome to my weekly Top-30 Fantasy Rankings for Impact Rookies! In this series, I will be going over the top prospects in baseball and discussing which ones figure to have an impact for the rest of this fantasy baseball season. This was an underrated, but crazy week of prospect promotions. Franklin Barreto, […]

Statcast Pitcher Risers/Fallers - O-Swings-and-Misses (Week 9)

Welcome back to Rotoballer's series using Statcast to extrapolate, dig into, and commiserate over data to examine pitching performances. The weekly series will be dynamic as we fine-tune our findings and enlighten ourselves on the information and tools at our disposal. For the first two months of the season, the baseball community has fixated on […]

Nick Senzel Returns To Triple-A Lineup

Cincinnati Reds top prospect Nick Senzel (vertigo) returned to the lineup for Triple-A Louisville on Tuesday. Senzel missed almost a month of action with a bout of vertigo, an issue which also caused him to miss games during the 2017 season. Senzel is playing second base and batting second for Louisville. Him returning to action […]

Third Base Prospect Rankings (May) - 2018 Impact Rookies

Welcome back, RotoBallers. I'll be breaking down impact prospects by position. Today I'm bringing you my top 10 third basemen - MLB prospect rankings for the 2018 fantasy baseball season. There are some clear tiers in this list. There are some seriously elite players at the top. There’s some solid players in the middle who […]

NL-Only Waiver Wire Team of the Week: MLB Week 9

Every week in baseball, a significant player will hit the disabled list, slip into a slump, or get traded out of a good spot. How fantasy owners adapt to these situations can make or break the season as a whole. One lousy add might not hurt the long-term standing of a team, but failing to […]

Updated First Base Rankings (May) - 2018 Fantasy Baseball

With a quarter of the regular season complete, it seems only appropriate to canvas things to update our perspective of how things have changed since the start of the season. Thus far, we have covered starting pitchers and relief pitchers. Today, let’s take time to look at the first baseman rankings. As a whole, first […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets For May 30

Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire. This article, which began last season, runs seven days a week. We are always ready to stream. For those who are newcomers to this feature, use this column on a daily basis to improve upon your weakest categories and target players who may be available […]

Adam Duvall Plates Four Runs On Monday

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Adam Duvall went 2-for-4 with a double and four RBI in Monday's 12-5 loss to the Diamondbacks. Duvall plated the first run of the game with a single in the second inning, then smacked a bases-clearing double into the left center field gap in the fifth inning. The power hitter is batting […]

Scooter Gennett Stays Hot On Monday

Cincinnati Reds second baseman Scooter Gennett stayed hot at the plate on Monday. The young second baseman went 3-for-5 with a run scored in his team's 12-5 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday. Gennett has been on fire at the plate lately, hitting .517 with three homers, seven runs and 10 RBI over the […]

Eugenio Suarez Picks Up Four Hits

Cincinnati Reds third baseman Eugenio Suarez had a big game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday. Suarez went 4-for-5 with a double, a run, and one RBI in his team's 12-5 loss. Suarez has been red-hot at the plate lately, batting .360 with two homers, three runs, and nine RBI over the past week. Suarez […]

Anthony DeSclafani Expected to Make One More Rehab Start

Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Anthony DeSclafani (oblique) is expected to make at least one more minor league rehab start. He struggled heavily in Friday's start at Triple-A Louisville. He is eligible to come off the disabled list on Monday, but the team wants him to make another start. DeSclafani allowed six runs over five innings […]

Raisel Iglesias Throws Side Session on Monday

Cincinnati Reds closer Raisel Iglesias (biceps) threw a side session on Monday. Assuming everything goes fine, there is a good chance that Iglesias returns on Wednesday. He has been out since May 20 due to a strained biceps in his left arm. Iglesias has been solid this season, so fantasy owners should hold onto him […]

Nick Senzel Cleared To Return To Triple-A

Cincinnati Reds top prospect Nick Senzel (vertigo) has been cleared to return to action at Triple-A Louisville. Senzel has been sidelined since the beginning of May after experiencing dizziness. The young prospect also had a similar issue at the end of the 2017 season. Senzel is batting .271 with three homers in 22 games at […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets or May 29

Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire. This article, which began last season, runs seven days a week. We are always ready to stream. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily basis to improve upon your neediest categories, and target players who may be […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/28/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a packed holiday slate on Memorial Day. There are 16 games (NYM/ATL doubleheader). Half of the games have an over/under of at least nine total runs, including an 11.5 projected total at Coors Field. On the down side, only two teams are heavy favorites (at least -190 odds): Cleveland and Boston. It will […]

Updated Third Base Rankings (May) - 2018 Fantasy Baseball

We are a quarter of the way through the regular season for Major League Baseball (almost a third of the way now), so our premier staff at RotoBaller has updated our rest-of-season fantasy baseball rankings. We've been going around the diamond over the last few days and now it's time to turn our attention to […]

Week 9 Start/Sit Matchups - Starting Pitchers

You know what it is--it's my updated starts/sits column for Week 9! Your friendly neighborhood @Roto_Dubs is back again this year with his weekly starting pitcher matchups. This is our fifth year now writing this weekly column, helping fantasy baseball managers pick the best pitchers weekly. Below are the projected starting pitching matchups for Week 9, which […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets For May 28

Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire all season long. This article, now in its second year, runs seven days a week. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily basis to improve upon your neediest categories, and target players who may be available on […]

Joey Votto Picks Up Ninth Double

Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto went 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, and a run scored against the Colorado Rockies on Sunday. The two-hit game raises Votto's season-long average to .285 with a .837 OPS, six homers, 24 RBI, and 26 runs. Votto remains one of the top hitters in all of baseball, even […]

Week 9 Waiver Wire - Second Base (2B) and Shortstop (SS)

A programming note: This column will be published on Sunday rather than Monday moving forward. We’re making this change because some of you, for reasons which escape my understanding, play in weekly leagues where waivers process on Sunday night. My snobbery aside, this column is more useful to more people when it runs on Sundays, […]

Jared Hughes Performs Escape Act To Pick Up Third Save

Cincinnati Reds relief pitcher Jared Hughes pitched an exciting ninth inning to pick up his third save of the season on Saturday in a 6-5 win over the Rockies. Hughes started the game up a run in the bottom of the ninth and proceeded to quickly load the bases with two hits and a walk. […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/27/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a monster 11-game slate to break down today, and there are some great options across the board. There are a few high-priced pitchers on the slate you should be looking to pay up for, along with plenty of bats you want to jam into your lineups. In this article, I will be providing you […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/27/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have a large slate today, like we do on every Sunday. The main slate has several ace options for starting pitcher including Chris Sale, Gerrit Cole, and Stephen Strasburg. There are plenty of value options in the middle tiers as well, which should give DFS players plenty of wiggle room to get creative with their […]

Jose Peraza Scores Once Saturday

Cincinnati Reds shortstop Jose Peraza went 1-for-4 with one RBI and one run scored against the Colorado Rockies on Saturday. Peraza has been mired in a slump, batting just .150 with 11 strikeouts over his past 15 games. On the season, the young infielder is hitting .243 with a .597 OPS, two homers, 12 RBI, […]

Scooter Gennett Reaches Base Five Times

Cincinnati Reds second baseman Scooter Gennett had yet another big game for his team on Saturday against the Colorado Rockies. Gennett was perfect at the plate, going 5-for-5 with four singles and a solo homer in the first inning. It has been an excellent season for Gennett, who has been out to prove that his […]

Tyler Mahle Faces Nightmare Matchup Saturday At Coors Field

Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Tyler Mahle will take the mound Saturday in an unfavorable matchup against the Rockies at Coors Field. Mahle has posted a lackluster 4.53 ERA with a 1.36 WHIP in 53 2/3 inning pitched this season. The rightie's biggest issue has been his proclivity to surrender the long ball; Mahle has given […]